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The Importance of Justification Sola Fide (by faith alone) is important not merely because the church stands or falls on it. It is important because on it we stand or fall. The place where and the time...continue
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May 13th 2008 - Apart from our Lord’s name, the word grace is the sweetest utterance in all of Scripture. It signifies God's acceptance of the unacceptable; His relationship with those He was only at enmity with; and...continue
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May 11th 2008 - My Mom is one of the greatest women and Christian's you could ever be privileged to get to know. She is forthright, loving, generous, selfless, constantly studying the Word, a straight-shooter, a discipler...continue
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May 7th 2008 - A few years ago I received a call from my friend (and executive director of The Founders Ministries), Tom Ascol, and in that conversation I expressed to him my deep appreciation for his solid biblical in...continue
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May 6th 2008 - I found this wonderful article web-surfing the other day. There is much truth in David Green's words about Mr. McLaren's emergent philosophy. I highly commend it to you. -Steve
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May 2nd 2008 - Barking at Thunder
HE first time our young dog heard the thunder it startled him. He leaped up, gazed around in anger, and then began to bark at the disturber of his peace. When the next crash came...continue
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April 30th 2008 - Psa. 97:10
Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
The 97th Psalm.
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April 28th 2008 -
Here is a stirring story about one of the most beloved
songs of the faith, as told by the one and only Wintley Phipps.
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April 24th 2008 - If any man doth ascribe of salvation, even the very least, to the free will of man, he knoweth nothing of grace, and he hath not learnt Jesus Christ aright.
Martin Luther
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April 23rd 2008 - What if pastors were treated like CCM artists?
Each year in April the GMA (Gospel Music Association) hosts the annual "Dove Awards Show." Tonight marks the 39th Dove Awards and will be broadcast live on the Gospel Music Channel (1...continue
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April 22nd 2008 - Feast your soul on these truth-filled encouraging words from the pen of Charles Spurgeon. This is hope for the hopeless; restoration for the wayward; and comfort for every weary child of God.
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April 21st 2008 - "IN THE BEGINNING GOD..."
I went tonight and saw Ben Stein's controversial and stimulating documentary on the issue of Intelligent Design (ID) vs. evolution called, "Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed." ...continue
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April 19th 2008 -
Dr. MacArthur gives a concise clarion call to recover biblical ministry and gospel-centered evangelism to the pragmatic, invitational, Finneyesque, seeker-friendly, seeker-sensible, cool/hip, emerging/...continue
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April 18th 2008 - Everyone has little annoyances that get under their skin from time to time. They are not huge, catastrophic things - just the pebble in the shoe kind of things that irritate more than exasperate.
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April 16th 2008 - "but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a ...continue
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April 15th 2008 - There is so much confusion about spiritual warfare today: binding and losing Satan through prayer; shouting to Satan and his hellish minions to leave a church or place of worship where any Christian gathering...continue
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April 9th 2008 - “Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak again...continue
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April 7th 2008 - Psalm 119, Verse 91. By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants. (ESV)
"They continue this day according to thine ordinances."
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April 4th 2008 - THE POWER OF GOD
We cannot have a right conception of God unless we think of Him as all-powerful, as well as all-wise. He who cannot do what he will and perform all his pleasure cannot be God. As God h...continue
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March 31st 2008 - (a collection, from various authors, of biblical insights pertaining to the truth, character, and attributes of God compiled by Steve Camp).
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March 24th 2008 - "To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we...continue
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March 23rd 2008 -
CLICK HERE to visit Grace To You
The following article by my friend, John MacArthur, is a tremendous reminder of the importance of the resurrection and what it secures for every believer in Christ.
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March 21st 2008 - The crucifixion of Jesus Christ was the climax of redemptive history, the focal point of God’s plan of salvation. God’s redeeming work culminated in the cross, where the Lord Jesus bore the sins of the...continue
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March 19th 2008 - GLORY IN THE CROSS
By Steve Camp
Glory in the cross, our faithful High Priest Went beyond the veil as our Prince of Peace Clothed with our sin, its guilt and shame Our sinless Substitute, Jesus His ...continue
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March 18th 2008 - Clothed with His Full Righteousness
"That which we plead is, that the Lord Christ fulfilled the whole law for us; he did not only undergo the penalty of it due unto our sins, but also yielded that ...continue
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March 17th 2008 - "For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and th...continue
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March 12th 2008 - by Pastor Lars Larson PhD
The Present State of Evangelicalism
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March 11th 2008 - This past two years of ministry has taken me to some wonderful and interesting places.
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March 7th 2008 - In light of all the discussion lately on Arminianism vs. Calvinism, this priceless article by Spurgeon is worth repeating...
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March 6th 2008 - I have still been receiving several emails on this important subject of the imputation of the active and passive obedience of Christ Jesus in our justification. It was even a question asked of Dr, MacA...continue
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March 5th 2008 - If you couldn't attend the 2008 Shepherds Conference this year there is still a way to enjoy the great hymn singing in worship and powerful expositions from God's Word by Pastor John and the other guest speakers he ...continue
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March 4th 2008 - Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly,
Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision,
where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights;
hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory.
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March 3rd 2008 - So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please Him." -2 Cor. 5:9
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March 1st 2008 -
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February 29th 2008 -
I just saw this video a few minutes ago and wept.
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February 28th 2008 -
The seeker movement has been all about style over substance; attraction over gospel proclamation; relating over biblical revelation.
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February 26th 2008 -
This is one of my all time favorite Larry Norman songs,
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February 25th 2008 - "Christ is the most bountiful physician.
Christ elevates all his patients:
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Christ doth not only raise them from the bed, but to the throne;
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February 21st 2008 - For if I preach the gospel,
that gives me no ground for boasting.
For necessity is laid upon me.
Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
-1 Corinthians 9:16
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February 19th 2008 - "Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? for Thou only art holy" (Rev. 15:4). He only is independently, infinitely, immutably holy. In Scripture He is frequently styled "The Holy One": ...continue
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February 15th 2008 - the stewardship of freedom and faith
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February 14th 2008 - ...you can keep the chocolates; just buy me some coffee
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February 12th 2008 - The cross is rough, and it is deadly, but it is effective. A 47
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February 11th 2008 - These are some of the most convicting words I have read in a long time. Read them and receive them with humility, grace, brokenness, and godly fear. I hope they will mean as much to you as they have ...continue
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February 8th 2008 - Sermon # 1
Matthew 16:26 "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
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February 5th 2008 - The Great Slave Preacher
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February 4th 2008 -
by Spurgeon
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The Suffering Servant of the Cross
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January 30th 2008 - The Emerging/Emergent ecumenical movement continues to make inroads in the broader landscape of evangelicalism. From Southern Baptists to Reformed to Charismatics, their influence knows no bounds. Even...continue
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On the cross, God through Christ saved us from Himself. The true Christian never has to face the fear of eternal judgment; why? Because Jesus faced it for us already on the cross. God treated Christ...continue
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January 26th 2008 - Church discipline begins by shining the light of God's truth on every area of our lives; and then lovingly calling each other to live in response to that truth. If there are sins to confess, then we mu...continue
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January 20th 2008 - Post election encouragement.
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January 19th 2008 - "Theology, not morality, is the first business on the church's agenda of reform; and the church, not society, is the first target of divine criticism." (cp, John 15:1-7; Heb. 12:1-10; Titus 2:12) -Michael...continue
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January 18th 2008 -
"Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Let all that you do be done in love." -1 Corinthians 16:13-14
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January 17th 2008 - "Pulling Down Strongholds"
AUL TELLS US that "the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God, to the pulling down of strongholds" (2 Cor. 10:4). He probably had in his mind's eye the corvus, which the Romans employed in destroying fortifications, and certainly it aptly sets fort...continue
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January 16th 2008 - Because He is God, He must be reckoned with. Because He is God, He must not be trifled with. Because He is God, we must love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength-and love our neighbor as our...continue
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January 14th 2008 - ...how the contemporary church embraces worldliness
"The church has lost her testimony. She has no longer anything to say to the world. Her once robust shout of assurance has faded away to an apologetic whisp...continue
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January 13th 2008 - (cf, Col. 1:15-20; Heb. 1:1-3; Heb. 2:9-18)
glorious in His throne, which is at “the right hand of the Majesty on high” glorious in His commission, which is “all power in heaven and earth” glorio...continue
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January 12th 2008 - "For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well. My frame...continue
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January 10th 2008 - "Oh sirs, deal with sin as sin, and speak of heaven and hell as they are, and not as if you were in jest." -JOHN FLAVEL
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January 9th 2008 - Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Noise - Contending for Sound Biblical Theology in Christian Music
by Steve Camp
“Thy statutes are my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.” - Psalm 119:54
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January 7th 2008 - “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, yo...continue
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January 5th 2008 - by C.H. Spurgeon
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January 4th 2008 -
“Give us this day our daily bread.” –Matthew 6:11
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January 2nd 2008 - There is an remarkable process, called plastination, which is a technique used in anatomy to conserve bodies or body parts. The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimens that ca...continue
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December 31st 2007 - "How blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD." -Psalm 119:1
by Charles Bridges
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December 23rd 2007 - Merry Christmas from all of us at CampOnThis and AudienceONE Ministries.
May your thoughts be full of the Savior and His blessed incarnation as we focus our hearts and minds on "the Word became flesh an...continue
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December 18th 2007 - Ecclesiastical negativity; biblical uncertainty; theological infidelity; spiritual unrest; and the thirst for cultural relevancy.
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December 17th 2007 -
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December 13th 2007 - “Thy statutes are my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.” –Psalm 119:54
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December 10th 2007 - by Christopher Love
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December 7th 2007 -
-by the preaching of the cross... the gospel of Jesus Christ
Romans 1:14-17
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December 6th 2007 -
...do it biblically, seriously, and leave the silly attempts of sarcasm behind
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December 3rd 2007 - Once again we come to the Hymnbook of Heaven - God's Word - to hear the statutes of the Lord instruct us on a most important theme... sin. From the pen of Ichabod Spencer there are no wasted words as...continue
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November 29th 2007 - "Prove All Things by the Word of God" - by John Wycliffe
What a wonderful reminder from the pen of John Wycliffe to prove all things according to the Word of God. All matters of life and godliness orde...continue
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November 28th 2007 -
Though only a fragment of the story, here is a simple biblical reading of the real meaning of Christmas as told through the iconic warmth of the Charlie Brown character, Linus. What is the real meaning? The blessed incarnation ...continue
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November 26th 2007 - A few years ago a famous evangelist said, “God created on this planet people who He could love and who would return love to Him. Reverently speaking, God was lonely. He wanted someone to love and someone wh...continue
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November 21st 2007 - “Therefore God also
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which is above every name.” -PHILIPPIANS 2:9
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November 19th 2007 - "Lordship Salvation emphasizes that a love for Christ springs from our new nature (granted freely by God) which desires to believe the gospel as well as submit to Jesus Christ as Lord over one's life....continue
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November 16th 2007 - by Pastor Greg Withrow
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November 15th 2007 - "Tell me, you vain professor, when did you shed a tear for the deadness, hardness, unbelief, or earthliness of your heart? Do you think that such an easy religion can save you? If so, we may invert Chr...continue
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November 14th 2007 - "In a gracious gratitude, men are affected with the attribute of God's goodness and free grace, not only as they are concerned in it, or as it affects their interests, but as a part of the glory and be...continue
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